I actually thought that Bert's comment was tastefully funny. I, too, do not enjoy reading all lowercase emails or emails that use ridiculous abbreviations. In any case, I am not sure from where Mark gets the idea that the list is way too negative. In my earlier days of learning S-Plus and R, I used to get chided by some of the R gurus, but that only fired me up to learn more. Even now when I give presentations or send manuscripts to journals, I look for comments that force me to think outside of my comfort zone. I think this list has a good balance of helpfulness and challenging criticisms. Mark, by reacting to the comments in a personal manner, I am afraid that you are the loser.
Best, Ravi. ____________________________________________________________________ Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University Ph. (410) 502-2619 email: rvarad...@jhmi.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rios,Alfredo Arturo" <ar...@ufl.edu> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011 12:40 pm Subject: Re: [R] Hello! To: Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> Cc: r-help@r-project.org, Bert Gunter <gunter.ber...@gene.com> > Hi Mark, > > I agree that comment was completely unnecessary, but Berton Gunter does > contribute (not defending him) especially, in the "caution make sure > you > know what you are doing and consult your local statistician > comments." I > would look for the nuggets of wisdom in his comments and ignore the > "extra material." By leaving the list you will be doing yourself a > disservice as in addition to the few people who give good comments + > something else, there is also people who care and give excellent help. > >From this last people I would not only learn stats+R but also about > their generosity and kindness to the other list members. > > Alfredo > > > > > On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:27:00 -0800, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Bert Gunter > <gunter.ber...@gene.com> wrote: > >> Are you a fan of James Joyce? Is the Caps key on your keyboard broken? > >> > >> -- Bert > > > > Are your snide comments adding anything to the conversation? > > > > Do you allow for the possibility of an ESL speaker writing an email > to > > this list? > > > > Do you know that a lot of kids, right or wrong, don't use the Caps > key > > in email or test messages. > > > > Or, far more likely, do you just feel so far superior that you need > to > > get yourself off putting people down? > > > > > > As for me, this is a farewell to this list which is far and away the > > most negative list I've ever subscribed to. I'll get answers to R > > questions elsewhere. I don't need people like Mr. Berton Gunter in > my > > life. (He's now blacklisted in my email tools anyway as he seldom has > > much to offer other than snide comments.) > > > > Good bye, > > Mark > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
